Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Anyone Know What Dental "Root Lengthening" Is?

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge Donate to DU
 
VeniceBeat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-04 01:09 PM
Original message
Anyone Know What Dental "Root Lengthening" Is?
Edited on Thu Feb-19-04 01:22 PM by VeniceBeat
My dentist has proposed it as a method to enable a crown to be placed on a tooth broken off too close to the bone (after a root canal of course).

I sit here, chipmunk cheeked, hoping someone knows something about this procedure.

Is there a clinical term for it? Google doesn't really have anything under the search "root lengthening."

Time to take another Vicodin.

Why does the body have to grow old and decay?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
Lefta Dissenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-04 01:37 PM
Response to Original message
1. my sister,
who is married to a dentist, said to search on the terms 'crown lengthening.'

(sorry, any dental procedure sucks, in my estimation)
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
VeniceBeat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-04 01:42 PM
Response to Reply #1
2. Thank you, Thank You, Thank You!
I'm checking it out! I'm hoping not to lose the tooth. I'll let you know what I find.

Anyone ever had it done?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
CPschem Donating Member (606 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-04 02:22 PM
Response to Reply #2
3. i had it done
a few months ago. it's a short procedure and it didn't hurt as much as the root canal itself. my insurance wouldn't pay for it though. Cost me $600. it's cool though... i didn't really want to go on a nice week-long vacation to somewhere tropical this year.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Mon Dec 02nd 2024, 02:21 AM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC